The Great Debate

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First Aired:January 10, 1974

Seasons:3 seasons

Episodes:74

Status:Returning Series

The Great Debate is a Canadian television series that featured debates between pairs of panelists over a given subject. It was first shown on Global Television Network in 1974, and later broadcast by CHCH-TV from Hamilton, Ontario. The series was produced intermittently until 1983.

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Seasons & Episodes

E1Violence is acceptable as a political weapon in a democracy

Jan 10, 1974

The motion was overwhelmingly rejected by the studio audience. Robert Lemieux and John Taylor were originally scheduled as debators.

E2The energy crisis is a hoax perpetrated by the major oil companies

Jan 17, 1974

E3Hockey is no longer a sport

Jan 24, 1974

E4Professional prize fighting should be outlawed

Jan 31, 1974

E5Astrology is a valid science

Feb 7, 1974

E6Canadian nationalism is self-destructive

Feb 14, 1974

E7Prisons should be reserved for those who have committed crimes of violence

Feb 21, 1974

E8The health food craze is a rip-off

Feb 28, 1974

E9Marriage is obsolete

Mar 7, 1974

E10The gods from outer space theory is a fantasy

Mar 14, 1974

E11The police should be abolished

Mar 21, 1974

E12(Academy Awards topic)

Mar 28, 1974

E13Man cannot live without god.

Apr 4, 1974

E14The monarchy should be abolished

Apr 11, 1974

E15(repeat of 24 January 1974; hockey)

Apr 18, 1974

E16(no detail available)

Apr 25, 1974

E17There is no scientific proof that ESP exists.

May 2, 1974

E18Virginity is a priceless asset

May 9, 1974

E19Freedom of speech is a danger to society

May 16, 1974

E20There should not be a graduated income tax

May 23, 1974

E1(season debut)

Sep 5, 1974

E2Bilingualism is unworkable.

Sep 12, 1974

E3Canada should legalize abortion on demand

Sep 19, 1974

E4Ep. 4

Sep 26, 1974

E5Ep. 5

Oct 3, 1974

E6Ep. 6

Oct 10, 1974

E7Nuclear reactors are necessary

Oct 17, 1974

E8The West should separate from Canada.

Oct 24, 1974

E9Playgirl magazine corrupts women.

Oct 31, 1974

Swaig was ostensibly head of the US office of media communications, Scott Milam was editor of Playgirl. However, Swaig was revealed to be satirist Alan Abel who was conducting a hoax on his opponent.

E10The Nixon-Ford pardon and tapes agreement violates the US Constitution.

Nov 7, 1974

E11The inflation crisis demands price and wage control.

Nov 14, 1974

E12Ep. 12

Nov 21, 1974

E13Women's liberation is destroying society.

Nov 28, 1974

E14Credit cards do more harm than good.

Dec 5, 1974

Hailey was an author; MacIntosh was president of the Bank of Nova Scotia

E15Prostitution should be legalized

Dec 12, 1974

E16Interracial marriage will benefit mankind.

Dec 19, 1974

E17Ep. 17

Dec 26, 1974

E18Ep.18

Jan 2, 1975

E19Living together before marriage is a dangerous experiment

Jan 16, 1975

E20Having children should be controlled by law

Jan 23, 1975

E1That Exercise is a Waste of Time

Sep 9, 1975

E2Public service strikes should be outlawed

Sep 16, 1975

E3Mercy killing is justified

Sep 23, 1975

E4The Bermuda Triangle mystery defies natural explanation

Sep 30, 1975

E5Episode 5

Oct 7, 1975

E6The Bermuda Triangle mystery defies natural explanation

Oct 14, 1975

Repeat of 30 September 1975

E7Movies should return to the happy ending

Oct 21, 1975

E8Dieting is useless

Oct 28, 1975

E9Ghosts exist

Nov 4, 1975

E10Modern birth control advocates are using women as guinea pigs

Nov 11, 1975

E11Violence on the screen is psychologically damaging

Nov 18, 1975

E12Capital punishment must be abolished

Nov 25, 1975

E13Divorce cases don't belong in the courts

Dec 2, 1975

E14History is bunk

Dec 9, 1975

E15Zionism

Dec 16, 1975

E16The Christian religion has become inadequate

Dec 23, 1975

E17Homosexuals should have full civil rights

Dec 30, 1975

E18No title

Jan 6, 1976

Moving to Wednesday evenings

E19Good breeding is still an asset

Jan 14, 1976

E20Canadian nationalism is dangerous

Jan 21, 1976

E21Intelligence is genetically inherited

Jan 28, 1976

E22The 1976 Olympic Games should be abandoned

Feb 4, 1976

E23Kids today have it too soft

Feb 11, 1976

E24Hunting is not a sport

Feb 18, 1976

E25The American dream has become a nightmare

Feb 25, 1976

E26Car racing is a bloody sport

Mar 3, 1976

E27Episode 27

Mar 17, 1976

E28Episode 28

Mar 24, 1976

E29Repeat of mercy killing episode

Mar 31, 1976

E30Man should be master in the home

Apr 7, 1976

E31There should be total gun control

Apr 14, 1976

E32Repeat of Bermuda Triangle episode

Apr 21, 1976

E33Repeat of Movies should return to the happy ending

Apr 28, 1976

E34pre-empted for movie

May 5, 1976

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